Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C-Yorktown) is celebrating a major victory for New York voters after Democrats withdrew their controversial bill that would have delayed the special election in New York’s 21st Congressional District. The bill, introduced quietly on Friday, Feb. 7, would have given Gov. Hochul the authority to push the special election to the November general election, leaving 800,000 New Yorkers without representation in Congress, and could potentially leave future vacancies for up to 14 months.
Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C-Yorktown), ranking member of the Assembly Committee on Election Law, joined Senate and Assembly Republicans at the Capitol today to condemn the manipulation of the special election process and call on President Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate the constitutionality of the proposal. Following the press conference and significant opposition over the weekend, the bill was pulled.
“The timing of this bill was no coincidence. With Rep. Stefanik expected to vacate her seat for a new role as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Democrats were willing to attack the bedrock of our society by delaying elections and keeping Congressional seats vacant,” said Slater.
“We won a victory for the people of New York today,” said Slater. “They underestimated the outcry from legislators and, more importantly, voters, Now they’ve been forced to back down. You don’t get to change the rules just because you're afraid of losing—I think they finally got the message. We will continue to hold them accountable to the people.”
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